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		<title>Dad&#8217;s Old Harley Davidson</title>
		<link>http://toddbenatar.com/2012/01/30/dads-old-harley-davidson-now-a-basket-case-but-not-for-long/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess if you really want the best quality Motorcycle Boots that can be found for purchasing, a good place to find them would be a company that makes and sells footwear for our law enforcement personnel. Since my one brother is a motorcycle riding police officer and has been for most of his adult life, he would certainly know about such things. You see, I located my father&#8217;s old Harley Davidson, a 1932 VL Flathead, in the back area of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess if you really want the best quality Motorcycle Boots that can be found for purchasing, a good place to find them would be a company that makes and sells footwear for our law enforcement personnel. Since my one brother is a motorcycle riding police officer and has been for most of his adult life, he would certainly know about such things.</p>
<p>You see, I located my father&#8217;s old Harley Davidson, a 1932 VL Flathead, in the back area of one of the out buildings, a basket case at this point, but still an exciting prospect. I&#8217;m pretty good with a wrench and my brother has a good amount of knowledge concerning Harley&#8217;s and has a lot of contacts that will come into play for parts and questions, I&#8217;m sure, in putting Dad&#8217;s old scooter back together and back on the road once again.</p>
<p>If and when she is back together and running I&#8217;ll need the appropriate clothing and accessories to keep me warm and safe while riding this wonderful piece of machinery that my Dad so enjoyed in his younger years. So I have been taking some time looking online to find the various items that I will be needing in the near future for my use. One particular good site for good quality motorcycle boots, per my brother, can be found at Copshoes.com, he has used them in the past and has always been happy with his purchases and the customer service that he has received, with their toll free number which is manned Monday through Friday, 8:30  to 5, for questions or concerns about their high quality footwear and your particular orders.</p>
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		<title>An Anxious Boat Enthusiast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These wonderful High Intensity Discharge lights that they have available these days are a truly a most useful tool, especially for boaters that find themselves in need of a good lighting system, such as my brother-in-law found himself in just the other day. He had received some nice HID boat spotlights, by Magnalight for Christmas and some other boating accessories as well, that he was very anxious to try out and did, on a day that most people wouldn&#8217;t venture onto [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These wonderful High Intensity Discharge lights that they have available these days are a truly a most useful tool, especially for boaters that find themselves in need of a good lighting system, such as my brother-in-law found himself in just the other day.</p>
<p>He had received some nice HID boat spotlights, by Magnalight for Christmas and some other boating accessories as well, that he was very anxious to try out and did, on a day that most people wouldn&#8217;t venture onto the water on, but as I stated he was a bit anxious. He got a late start and ended up out farther than he calculated on and it got dark quickly on him and he ended up losing his way, all alone, wet and cold. A good thing that he is an experienced water man because it could have ended up real ugly.</p>
<p>He certainly got the opportunity to use his newly acquired spotlight and got home safe and sound, just his ego was bruised a bit, but he has a sense of humor and has made a good entertaining story out of the whole deal that will be told for years to come.</p>
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		<title>Pancake Restaurant Was Nasty</title>
		<link>http://toddbenatar.com/2012/01/06/ihop-was-nasty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I went to a pancake restaurant in a town that I don&#8217;t usually go to.  I met a friend there for brunch.  I ordered what I usually order at &#8220;my&#8221; local pancake house - fried potatoes, and poached eggs.  I asked that the potatoes be fried without any onions, because I don&#8217;t like onions!  Well, this place just could not seem to get it right!  It was awful.  Poached eggs are supposed to be soft and runny in the middle, and these [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This morning I went to a pancake restaurant in a town that I don&#8217;t usually go to.  I met a friend there for brunch.  I ordered what I usually order at &#8220;my&#8221; local pancake house - fried potatoes, and poached eggs.  I asked that the potatoes be fried without any onions, because I don&#8217;t like onions!  Well, this place just could not seem to get it right!  It was awful.  Poached eggs are supposed to be soft and runny in the middle, and these were like hard boiled eggs.  The potatoes came out with more onions in them than potatoes, and the coffee and toast were stone cold!</p>
<p>When I complained to the waitress, she sent the breakfast back but still nothing was right.  She brought it back a piece at a time, and the potatoes still tasted strongly of onion, the coffee was still cold, and so were the eggs.  I was totally disgusted and left without eating any breakfast at all.  I won&#8217;t be going back to THAT place again!</p>
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		<title>Mantyhose, Not your Mom&#8217;s Pantyhose!</title>
		<link>http://toddbenatar.com/2012/01/02/mantyhose-not-your-moms-pantyhose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ran across a very odd story about how men are proudly wearing pantyhose and a that new product called Mantyhose is now on the market specifically for men to wear, for a variety of reasons. It seems that men have been wearing women&#8217;s pantyhose for quite some time now, for support, comfort and aesthetic purposes. This story stated that European men have been sporting hose for several years, but the trend has been slow to catch on in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I ran across a very odd story about how men are proudly wearing pantyhose and a that new product called Mantyhose is now on the market specifically for men to wear, for a variety of reasons. It seems that men have been wearing women&#8217;s pantyhose for quite some time now, for support, comfort and aesthetic purposes.</p>
<p>This story stated that European men have been sporting hose for several years, but the trend has been slow to catch on in the U.S. Steven Katz, who is a co-owner of Ohio-based Comfilon came up with the idea for creating men&#8217;s pantyhose after surfing the Internet and finding complaints from men who were frustrated about their lack of options. Many men who wear &#8220;mantyhose&#8221; say it isn&#8217;t them or even other guys who are embarrassed -it&#8217;s mostly their wives and girlfriends.</p>
<p>The Atlanta-based Luxelegwear.com, which makes European hosiery brands available around the world, has sold 75 to 80 percent of its products to men since it started in 2005.</p>
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		<title>Looked for It</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest post from: Kent Lara I knew I needed to find a local internet provider GA to get online from home – work was riding me hard and I needed to work even after I left the office just to keep up. I work at a really young, fun company but your results are what get you promoted and some people had less of a life than I did so they were able to work late and make more results. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guest post from: Kent Lara</p>
<p>I knew I needed to find a <a title="local internet provider GA packages" href="http://www.satelliteinternetbroadband.com/hughesnet/Georgia/">local internet provider GA</a> to get online from home – work was riding me hard and I needed to work even after I left the office just to keep up. I work at a really young, fun company but your results are what get you promoted and some people had less of a life than I did so they were able to work late and make more results. That doesn’t sound like a big deal but for me it’s all about getting ahead before I’m married and have kids so I kicked it into high gear and set myself up a home office in the <a href="http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/28159-cost-of-adding-a-small-2nd-bedroom">second bedroom</a>. I love being able to kick back and watch my nightly shows WHILE I’m working and I’m lucky because my girlfriend waits tables so she’s out a lot at night. I don’t really mind putting in the extra hours as long as it’s going to get me somewhere at some point. Let’s just hope the big bosses notice my effort!</p>
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		<title>Flat Tire</title>
		<link>http://toddbenatar.com/2011/12/21/flat-tire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my way home from work I had a flat tire. I was glad it was on the way home from work, and not on the way TO work, as it would have made me late for work and the office has a pretty tough &#8220;tardy&#8221; policy. (Note to self &#8211; look for a new job, these people are not very nice!) I was very glad that I have AAA insurance for just this kind of thing, I used my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On my way home from work I had a flat tire. I was glad it was on the way home from work, and not on the way TO work, as it would have made me late for work and the office has a pretty tough &#8220;tardy&#8221; policy. (Note to self &#8211; look for a new job, these people are not very nice!)</p>
<p>I was very glad that I have AAA insurance for just this kind of thing, I used my cell phone to call them and they sent a truck out with a guy to change my tire. I&#8217;m really glad my spare was good! So tomorrow I have to take my old tire to the tire shop and see if it can be repaired, or if I will need a new one. The guy who changed my tire seemed to think I was going to need a new one, and I suspect he&#8217;s right. If it isn&#8217;t one thing, it&#8217;s another! Money doesn&#8217;t seem to sit in my bank account very long!</p>
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		<title>Where Does The Time Go?</title>
		<link>http://toddbenatar.com/2011/12/01/where-does-the-time-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cannot believe that it is December already!  Life on the farm has kept me so busy that the days seem to stretch on forever but they fly by.  I know that doesn&#8217;t make any sense at all.  Its just that I am so busy every day, doing really hard work that it just seems to never end, and I go to bed exhausted almost every day.  The alarm goes off in the morning way too early and before you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I cannot believe that it is December already!  Life on the farm has kept me so busy that the days seem to stretch on forever but they fly by.  I know that doesn&#8217;t make any sense at all.  Its just that I am so busy every day, doing really hard work that it just seems to never end, and I go to bed exhausted almost every day.  The alarm goes off in the morning way too early and before you know it another month has gone by!  I cannot believe that I turned the calendar page to December this morning!  I have mixed feelings about winter, some of the work of farming slows down, but tending the livestock in cold weather isn&#8217;t much fun!  At least I know how to dress for the cold weather, and I can spend a little bit more time relaxing a little bit here and there!</p>
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		<title>Mending fences</title>
		<link>http://toddbenatar.com/2011/11/16/mending-fences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well yesterday was a little more work than I had planned on.  Some drunk lost control of his truck and ran off the road and through one of my fences.  Some of the cattle escaped the pasture.  So I had to spend several hours rounding up the escapees and moving them to a different pasture while I mended the broken fence.  This happens from time to time, so I always have the materials on hand to mend the fences, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well yesterday was a little more work than I had planned on.  Some drunk lost control of his truck and ran off the road and through one of my fences.  Some of the cattle escaped the pasture.  So I had to spend several hours rounding up the escapees and moving them to a different pasture while I mended the broken fence.  This happens from time to time, so I always have the materials on hand to mend the fences, but it is always an aggravation when it happens.  I wish all cars and trucks had a meter in them that tested the breath of the driver and if they register as having too much alcohol in them the vehicle wouldn&#8217;t start.  It was a drunk driver that caused the accident that killed my parents, so I don&#8217;t have a lot of patience or empathy for any of them.</p>
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		<title>Customer Satisfaction Surveys</title>
		<link>http://toddbenatar.com/2011/11/05/customer-satisfaction-surveys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With money so tight, all the way around and across the board, as consumers we are all looking for ways to save money, while businesses are searching for ways to drum up business and bring our hard earned money into their bank accounts. Now don&#8217;t get me wrong, I&#8217;m not dissing anyone running a business, just stating a hard fact. It seems that customer satisfaction surveys are a growing way for companies to hear how they are doing as well [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With money so tight, all the way around and across the board, as consumers we are all looking for ways to save money, while businesses are searching for ways to drum up business and bring our hard earned money into their bank accounts. Now don&#8217;t get me wrong, I&#8217;m not dissing anyone running a business, just stating a hard fact.</p>
<p>It seems that <a href="http://www.surveytool.com/customer-satisfaction-survey/  ">customer satisfaction surveys</a> are a growing way for companies to hear how they are doing as well as finding ways to bring their current customers coming back. I don&#8217;t mind taking these surveys if there is something in it for me, not just the promise of being entered into some sweepstakes that the odds are completely stacked against me winning anything at all.</p>
<p>There are a few places that if you complete one of their customer satisfaction surveys that you will be given a code to write some where on your receipt so that you will receive some type of discount on your next purchase, those are surveys that I have no problem taking the time to complete. I always don&#8217;t mind a quick survey that only takes a few moments online since I&#8217;m on a computer some where most of the day. The kinds that I really refuse to complete are the kinds that come in the mail, no time for that and I don&#8217;t appreciate them junking up my mailbox with such trivial concerns.</p>
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		<title>Used Parts are Good for the Environment</title>
		<link>http://toddbenatar.com/2011/11/01/used-part-are-good-for-the-environment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As someone that likes to take in consideration the environment when ever possible or able to do, I like to use used parts for things that are in need of repair. Used car parts are a great in many ways, availability, cost effective, and good for the environment as well. The days are gone that you have to go roaming through several distant junk yards in an effort to locate your desperately needed used car parts for your vehicles, what a difference [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As someone that likes to take in consideration the environment when ever possible or able to do, I like to use used parts for things that are in need of repair. Used car parts are a great in many ways, availability, cost effective, and good for the environment as well.</p>
<p>The days are gone that you have to go roaming through several distant junk yards in an effort to locate your desperately needed used car parts for your vehicles, what a difference the computer and the Internet have made in the used car parts business. Now you can go online and locate most parts for any type of vehicle with just a few key strokes, such as the website of 247spares.co.uk offers to the public. 247spares is rated number &#8220;6&#8243; in the hitwise category for &#8220;Automotive Shopping Online&#8221;.</p>
<p>Not only can you locate used parts for cars, but SUV&#8217;s, pick ups, and vans as well as gear boxes, engines and so much more, by taking a few minutes and filling out the few short questions with your relevant vehicle information for their Free Instant Online Quote.</p>
<p>Good news articles to read also. Interesting to read what is happening on the roads on the other side of the ocean in the U.K., no issues with a language barrier to deal with here.</p>
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